Business of Art & Design

Bachelor of Arts

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The Ringling College Business of Art and Design program develops “the creative business mindset“, empowering our graduates to design and build the future of business. We offer an interdisciplinary, experience-based degree that is designed to train future executives to lead and collaborate in multiple areas of creative enterprise across all industries.

Students follow a self-directed, competency-based curriculum focused on their individual passion and professional direction in the creative business space. Framed within an experiential based curriculum, classroom and industry experience is integrated to provide students with the opportunity to develop, plan, and implement creative concepts and innovations.

The Ringling College Business of Art and Design program attracts exceptional, “out of the box” thinkers and self initiating students who graduate to careers in industries driven by innovation and future forward culture such as strategists, marketing and advertising leaders, costume designers, production designers, business developers, gallery managers, account managers, and junior executives.

Our graduates have 100% job placement within 3 months after graduation either working for companies like L.A. based Disney and Boston based, Leap or becoming freelance extraordinaires who change the world through creative business enterprise.

Creativity@Work

The Business of Art and Design Department has hosted business executives and creative leaders from companies such as Disney, Cirque du Soleil, MTV, DreamWorks and many more - all as part of the Business of Art and Design (BOAD) program's Creativity@Work series and Visiting Creative Leaders program.

The Creativity@Work series invites high-level executives and creative professionals from top companies and non-profit organizations to visit Ringling College and lead interactive presentations and discussions for BOAD students and students from all of the majors on campus. These professionals share their work experiences and current projects, as well as give advice and information about their industries. In addition, many of the Visiting Creative Leaders work hands-on with students on various projects.

Disney Legend, Al Konetzni, The Disney CompanyPresentation: Stories from My Thirty Year Career in Disney Character Merchandise